Model comparison
GLM-4.5V vs Granite 3.0 8b Instruct
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.5V scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GLM-4.5V leads 52.5 to 31.1.
Side by side
| GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 39.8 | 31.6 |
| Released | 2025-08-11 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 64K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.80 | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.5 (#155), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.7 (#301)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1112 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 29.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 35.4% |
Reasoning GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 27.4 (#119), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 20.9 (#230)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1334 | 1092 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 59.8% | — |
Math GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.4 (#159), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 32.8 (#210)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1354 | 1143 |
Knowledge GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 37.5 (#156), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 29.6 (#236)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1353 | 1087 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GLM-4.5V: 34.3 (#92), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1154 | — |
Multilingual GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 44.6 (#177), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 27.2 (#276)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1303 | 1037 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1063 |
| LMArena Russian | 1298 | 1060 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |
Instruction Following GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 69.2 (#175), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 56.0 (#276)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1311 | 1088 |
Long Context GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 39.6 (#171), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 34.0 (#252)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1304 | 1122 |
Writing & Preference GLM-4.5V leads
GLM-4.5V: 52.5 (#170), Granite 3.0 8b Instruct: 31.1 (#285)
| Benchmark | GLM-4.5V | Granite 3.0 8b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1333 | 1096 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1295 | 1071 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1332 | 1063 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-4.5V better than Granite 3.0 8b Instruct?
GLM-4.5V is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.8 to 31.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is GLM-4.5V or Granite 3.0 8b Instruct better for coding?
GLM-4.5V scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 29.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GLM-4.5V and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.5V has 15 scored results on Noometry and Granite 3.0 8b Instruct has 14.